Chain Number 3 Reservoir Fishing Guide, Dewey County, Oklahoma

• Overview

  Chain Number 3 Reservoir is set in Dewey County, Oklahoma. It stands 1,818 feet above sea level. At 11 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is high ground by Oklahoma standards. Thomas is the closest town at 23 miles. Oklahoma City sits 94 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Chain Number 3 Reservoir

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. County-wide records name largemouth bass, green sunfish and bluegill. The county list is broader than any single water. Treat this water as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 81°F on average, January about 34°F. A lid forms in a hard winter only. It is not guaranteed even in a cold spell, so check yourself. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. This water fishes to that pattern most years. Warm spells bring fish up, cold snaps push them down.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Barnitz Creek Site 17 Reservoir at 8.4 miles is the sensible second choice. What applies at this water may have changed since it was mapped.